Exodus 32:1-3

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The People Make a Gold Calf

32 The people saw that ·a long time had passed and Moses had not [^LMoses delayed to] come down from the mountain. So they ·gathered [assembled] ·around [or against] Aaron and said, “[^LThis man] Moses ·led [brought] us out of Egypt, but we don’t know what has happened to him. Make us ·gods [or a god; or an image of God] who will ·lead [^Lgo before] us.”

² Aaron said to ·the people [^Lthem], “·Take [Pull] off the gold earrings that your wives, sons, and daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” ³ So all the people ·took [pulled off] their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.